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#Iraq20YearsOn I was a freshman at Davidson College, NC, when, just a week before the war started, Dr James Zogby organized a videoconference between a group of Davidson students and students from Baghdad University. The Americans were divided about the war, the Iraqis weren't. Image
They talked sanctions, the Kurds, WMDs. And freedom. "Don't you want to change at least some things around you?" asked the US kids. The Iraqis were reluctant to criticize the gov, but 1 girl said: of course we do, but it's hard to think abt that when you expect the bombs to drop.
The college yearbook: "Hopefully by the time this book is published Iraq will be a free country, so that next time we talk with Baghdad, it will be a completely open discussion."

'Next time':
(huffpost.com/entry/dialogue…) ImageImage
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A compilation of stories marking the 20th anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

@carolinehawley⁩ who was the Baghdad correspondent for the BBC at the time, speaks to ⁦@maxpearsonbbc⁩ about reporting on Iraq.

🎧🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
Contributors:
Lubna Naji - schoolgirl in Baghdad when the war broke out.
Yasir Dhannoon - became a refugee when he fled Iraq.
General Vincent Brooks - first revealed the playing cards to help US troops identify the most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government.
Muwafaq al Rubaie - was asked to help to identify Saddam Hussein after he was captured.
Banwal Baba Dawud - brother to Ammo Baba.
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TODAY IS THE DAY! Hundreds of organizations are coming together for #PeaceInUkraine and against endless US wars!

If you’re in DC come join the CODEPINK contingent! Just look for our team by the big pink wheelbarrows. Watch this space for live updates throughout the day…
Runners, walkers and drivers agreed with us this morning.

If you do, join us in the streets TODAY to call for an end to all wars, $$$ for people & planet, #PeaceInUkraine #ChinaIsNotOurEnemy #Iraq20YearsOn, & more!
SPEECHES HAVE BEGUN
"No more war machine! No more imperialist wars! And certainly no to the proxy-war going on in Europe!" @EugenePuryear
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#Iraq20YearsOn

The Iraq War impacted me immensely.

I joined France's largest video-game forum (still is) to discuss games but I was more or less pushed to discuss Islam.

Pic 1/2 me at 13 reviewing Soul Calibur 2/GameCube

Pics 3/4 me at 15 takfiring "Nation of Islam"
Ofc I was always into Islam (you don't choose "asalamalekoum" as login at 12 otherwise lol) but the geopolitics "helped" me in a way.

Also glad that I grew up in the age of forums (long posts, push you to write more & "more intellectually") & not social media (shorter texts).
Iraq War polarized everyone, even more so than 9/11, I guess because there was the whole nuke angle, the persona of Saddam (he was seen as the dictator per excellence in France), the fact that the insurgency was getting stronger, etc so you had tons of anti Islam posts.
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85/. #OTD 20 years ago, Iraq rejected the US ultimatum for Saddam Hussein & his sons to leave the country

The UN was obliged to pull its arms inspector out of the country

A massive military force was amassed around Iraqi borders

The stage was set for war
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86/. “As the US prepares to attack Iraq, it is doing so on the basis of a number of allegations against Saddam Hussein that have been challenged - & in some cases disproved - by the UN, European govts & even US intel reports”

#OTD this @washingtonpost story was buried on page 13 Image
87/. #OTD “Operation Shock & Awe” began

The continuous bombing campaign involved around 1,700 air sorties (504 cruise missiles)

Over 7,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in the bombing

Many more lives would be lost…
#IraqInvasion #IraqWar #Iraq20YearsOn
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1/. On 19 March, it’ll be 20 years since the start of the #IraqWar

50 days before war, #OTD in 2003, Bush said “the 16 words”

“The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa”

It was a lie, based on a forgery
20/. “Journalists had very little choice but to accept our version of events & relay it more or less unedited to the public. Govt is an information machine. If journalists weren’t supportive we’d freeze them out” @carneross

Media complicity in #IraqWar👇 https://t.co/NV8DkUoNFN
21/. Whilst US & UK journalists, editors, & columnists regurgitated official falsehoods & built the case for war, the public were far from convinced

#OTD 20 years ago, preparations were being made for the biggest demos ever seen & Human Shields were starting to arrive in Baghdad https://t.co/lbB7vcMKh5



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